Hi Buddy and Others,
Since you ordered the keyboard dock, I thought you'd be interested in
knowing you'll be able to use the Mac style keyboard shortcuts for
selecting, cutting, and pasting text, and that when OS 4.0 is
released, you'll be able to dock your iPhone or iPod Touch to it, and
use the keyboard for text entry on those devices. Here's the Gearlog
Diary entry about this:
http://www.gearlog.com/2010/04/iphone_os_4_compatible_with_ip.php
("iPhone OS 4.0 Compatible with iPad Keyboard Dock" Gearlog April 9,
2010)
<begin excerpt>
Steve Jobs was holding out on us. During his iPhone OS 4 announcement
on Thursday, Jobs mentioned that OS 4 would work with Bluetooth
keyboards, but he didn't mention one very cool related feature: Your
iPhone will be able to work with the iPad Keyboard Dock. We were able
to get our hands on iPhone OS 4, which is currently available only to
developers, and we popped our tester iPhone 3GS into the dock. It
worked smoothly and made document and e-mail typing a heck of a lot
faster. iPhones running OS 3.1.2 or earlier did not work with the
keyboard dock in our tests.
On the surface, this may seem like a small feature. But with the
iPhone becoming more of a PC in your pocket with every new version, a
physical keyboard dock could help increase your productivity and make
the iPhone a more attractive device for those who don't like touch
keyboards. And it brings us one step closer to replacing our personal
PCs with smartphones.
<end excerpt>
The other neat feature about using an Apple keyboard is that you'll be
able to use all the modifier key shortcuts for selecting and
navigating in text with combinations of Control, Command, Option,
Shift, and the arrow keys. You'll also be able to enter special
characters with Option key combinations.
From Network World's "iPad Keyboard Dock or Bluetooth Keyboard?" by
Dan Frakes, April 14, 2010 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/041410-ipad-keyboard-dock-or-bluetooth.html
<begin excerpt>
Whichever you choose, the advantages of an external keyboard go beyond
the tactile differences between an onscreen keyboard and a physical
one. Apple's real keyboards also give you more keys, special-function
keys, and the capability to use a number of standard Mac keyboard
shortcuts.
For example, you can use the keyboard's arrow keys--alone or in
combination with Command, Option, and Shift--to navigate your document
and select text. Editing shortcuts such as Command+C (copy), Command+X
(cut), Command+V (paste), Command+Z (undo), and Shift+Command+Z (redo)
also work with external keyboards, and you can use Option-key
shortcuts for typing diacritical characters. Even some Cocoa/emacs
editing shortcuts--for example, Control+A, Control+E, and Control+K--
work. (Mac Bluetooth keyboards are a better fit for the iPad than are
Windows versions for many of the same reasons a Mac keyboard is a
better fit for a Mac than is a Windows keyboard, only more so: on an
iPad, you don't get Mac OS X's options for swapping modifier keys.)
Whichever you choose, the advantages of an external keyboard go beyond
the tactile differences between an onscreen keyboard and a physical
one. Apple's real keyboards also give you more keys, special-function
keys, and the capability to use a number of standard Mac keyboard
shortcuts.
For example, you can use the keyboard's arrow keys--alone or in
combination with Command, Option, and Shift--to navigate your document
and select text. Editing shortcuts such as Command+C (copy), Command+X
(cut), Command+V (paste), Command+Z (undo), and Shift+Command+Z (redo)
also work with external keyboards, and you can use Option-key
shortcuts for typing diacritical characters. Even some Cocoa/emacs
editing shortcuts--for example, Control+A, Control+E, and Control+K--
work. (Mac Bluetooth keyboards are a better fit for the iPad than are
Windows versions for many of the same reasons a Mac keyboard is a
better fit for a Mac than is a Windows keyboard, only more so: on an
iPad, you don't get Mac OS X's options for swapping modifier keys.)
<end>
OK guys, time for all you Mac users to review my post on "Moving and
Selecting Text in Cocoa Apps":
http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg02038.html
and maybe the posts from Anne and myself on combinations for typing
accents:
http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg05552.html
an the one for "Typing Special Characters":
http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg10170.html
Of course, Apple might make different input language keyboard options
for the Keyboard Dock. HTH
Cheers,
Esther
On 15 Apr 2010, Buddy Brannan wrote:
I just ordered one for Melanie yesterday. She saw an unboxing video
and got really excited. Looking forward to seeing it. I also ordered
the keyboard dock, case, and camera connection kit.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Apr 15, 2010, at 5:32 AM, marie Howarth wrote:
I know, I know. in the same situation across the pond. I just can't
wait to touch one and bring one home to live with the mac, the nano
and the IPhone. :) what a happy little Apple family :)
On 15 Apr 2010, at 10:30, May McDonald wrote:
Man, I am so jealous. Canada won't get the IPad until the end of
next month, cry cry.
May and Wyn
On 2010-04-15, at 1:21 AM, Rob wrote:
I played with it for an hour and a half. I was hooked. I just
can't get over the large screen. I also can't decide if I should
get the first generation, or wait. Engadget found a group of folk
who tore down the iPad, and revealed the inner holdings for a
webcam, the same as the iSight on the iMac & MacBooks.
Sent from my iPod
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